Zest for Life: The Mediterranean Anti-cancer Diet by Conner Middelmann-Whitney

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    • Categories: Appetizers / starters; Canapés / hors d'oeuvre; Snacks; Mediterranean
    • Ingredients: artichoke hearts; black olives; canned anchovies in oil; pine nuts; sheep cheese; basil; onions; tomatoes; thyme; dried oregano; bay leaves; tomato paste; black peppercorns
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  • Provençal salmon parcels

    • debkellie on August 22, 2015

      I so love dishes with no wash-up. This was really flavoursome. Definitely a "do-again" recipe.

  • Pesto-baked salmon

    • debkellie on March 12, 2014

      Not sure the pesto really added anything : the salmon (being so flavourful in and of itself) really overpowers the nature of a basil pesto..As Stephanie Alexander comments, pesto needs a larger mass of delicate and starchy to work well..and salmon doesn't fit that bill !

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  • ISBN 10 1848769733
  • ISBN 13 9781848769731
  • Published Jan 01 2011
  • Format eBook
  • Page Count 280
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Troubador Publishing
  • Imprint Matador

Publishers Text

Zest for Life, the first anti-cancer health book with recipes based on the traditional Mediterranean diet (new international edition), provides all the guidance and practical advice you need to prepare delicious, easy and affordable meals to boost your defenses against cancer. Without prevention, one in two men and one in three women in the industrialized world will develop cancer. What many people don't know: at least a third of cancers could be avoided through a healthy diet and lifestyle. Zest for Life does *not* propose a short-term "diet" of hunger or imbalanced eating. On the contrary, it shows how easy it is to enjoy a wide variety of tasty, healthy foods every day and in doing so to reduce not only our cancer risk, but also the risk of heart disease, obesity or diabetes. The Zest for Life diet emphasizes vegetables and fruits, fish, olive oil, legumes, fresh herbs and spices, and highlights the importance of conviviality and the guilt-free enjoyment of food, thus nourishing both body and soul. The healthy, modern recipes are inspired by rich culinary traditions from around the Mediterranean: Italy, France, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Morocco and others. Zest for Life comprises a 120-page science section outlining the principles of anti-cancer eating based on the latest scientific research, followed by 150 easy, family-friendly recipes (using US and UK measurements). Most of the recipes are plant-based, although healthy fish and meat dishes feature too, as do low-sugar, gluten-free cakes and other desserts. Author Conner Middelmann-Whitney, nutritionist, health writer, chef and mother-of-three, overcame early-stage cervical cancer 11 years ago. Pragmatic, not preachy, she shares her personal cancer story in an engaging style and suggests simple, tasty ways in which anti-cancer eating can fit into busy schedules and tight budgets. The book is supported by a website, www.zestforlifediet.com featuring photographs of many of the dishes featured in the book as well as frequently updated cancer-prevention news, healthy eating advice and culinary tips. Conner is donating 25 percent of her royalties (32 pence of every book sold) to Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres, a UK registered charity number SC024414 (http://www.maggiescentres.org/home.html).

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